HIT Salary in Wyoming - WY

According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for medical records and health technicians in the United States is $33,880. This fits in well with the average health information technology salary in Wyoming, which is $33,440. This amounts to an average hourly pay of $16.08. Salaries may increase depending upon how much post-associate degree education and/or continuing education you possess; whether or not you are nationally, professionally certified; where in Wyoming you work; and the type of facility in which you are employed.

The Wyoming Health Information Management Association (WYHIMA) lists jobs that are available for both certified and non-certified health information technicians and administrators and other positions in health information management. If you search on indeed.com for salaries across the state of Wyoming for both Registered Health Information Technicians (RHITs) and Health Information Technicians (HITs), it quickly becomes clear that having professional, national certification drastically increases one’s earnings potential. The following data from the largest cities in Wyoming, courtesy of indeed.com, shows the differences between salaries for RHITs and HITs in the state’s five major cities: